The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Being judgmental.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2025 source ↗
Intermittent laziness.
Impatience. The inability to ever finish a knitting project.
My trust in other people. I am rigorously honest.
My tendency to be avoidant.
Playing the Cowardly Lion in our fourth-grade production of The Wizard of Oz. Thank you, Mr. Riccobono.
Gabby Giffords. She’s a survivor of gun violence and a relentless champion of sensible gun safety measures.
Being there for each other during good times and bad.
Procrastinating. I saved answering this questionnaire until the very last minute.
Losing family, friends, and loved ones.
Julie Andrews, Jane Asher, Seann Walsh, Helen Mirren, Jason Derulo, Jack Dee
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